MATTES Synonyms
3 hypernyms for mattes. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MATTES
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| flat | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • lacking contrast or shading between tones • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone noun • a level tract of land • a shallow box in which seedlings are started • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named • freight car without permanent sides or roof • a deflated pneumatic tire • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house adverb • with flat sails • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness • not modified or restricted by reservations • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting • having lost effervescence • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch • horizontally level • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth • not reflecting light; not glossy • commercially inactive | ||||||
| dreary | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise • causing dejection | ||||||
| dull | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • (of business) not active or brisk • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft • darkened with overcast verb • make dull in appearance • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • become less interesting or attractive • make less lively or vigorous | ||||||
| lackluster | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking brilliance or vitality • lacking luster or shine | ||||||
| lusterless | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking brilliance or vitality • lacking luster or shine | ||||||
| muted | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in a softened tone • being or made softer or less loud or clear | ||||||
| unpolished | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing adjective satellite • lacking social polish | ||||||
| mat | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a thick flat pad used as a floor covering • a master's degree in teaching • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture • sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports • a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete • a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy verb • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| matt | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy | ||||||
| matting | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture | ||||||
| passe-partout | noun n | |||||
noun • key that secures entrance everywhere • a mounting for a picture using gummed tape | ||||||
| felt | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
noun • a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers verb • mat together and make felt-like • cover with felt • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| flatness | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of having two dimensions • a want of animation or brilliance • a deficiency in flavor • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||
| lusterlessness | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | ||||||
| lustrelessness | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | ||||||
| matt-up | noun n | |||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| matted | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tangled in a dense mass • not reflecting light; not glossy | ||||||
| felt up | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| mat up | verb v | |||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||
| matte up | ||||||
verb • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||||